Personally think the GSOD will run its course this year with the demise of the BDO and the position that the BDO find themselves in of sending players who have effectively failed in the PDC. Think a Ryder Cup style event could be a replacement however as the GSOD is ranked would prefer to see it replaced or tweaked to remain ranked.

A Britain (and Ireland) v rest of world event could be cool if done right. First priorty for the PDC in terms on new TV tournement should be a snooker shootout type event. All 128 tour card holders. 1 leg matches could be fun.

phil davies wrote:A Britain (and Ireland) v rest of world event could be cool if done right. First priorty for the PDC in terms on new TV tournement should be a snooker shootout type event. All 128 tour card holders. 1 leg matches could be fun.

I've always thought something like that could work in a one-day shootout with players from around the world. One giant tournament, best-of-3 matches, single knockout, blind draw, open entry. And yes, I know it sounds like the News of the World but it could be fun to see something like that come back again.

I think even if the BDO players disappear from the Grand Slam, the event itself should remain. They won't let one of their biggest ranked events disappear just to create a new one. I think maybe in a couple years it will be logical to reduce the number of BDO places maybe. Still it's a tournament for the event winners which is a great concept in itself and should be here to stay.

Not sure about a Ryder Cup style tournament personally. Sure it could be interesting but for me it would be just another exhibition, with pretty much the same players. I don't dislike the PL, World Series, World Cup or the Champions League because each of those serves a clear purpose, but adding more non-ranked events would be overkill definitely. Just look at how much people care about the Masters, which has decent prize money and length similar to some majors, still most people just completely forget about its existence after January.

The shootout type event, 128 card holders, either best of 1 or 3 legs is a brilliant idea though and I'm sure the public would love it. I don't know why they haven't done it already.

I don't think a Ryder Cup-style event would be overkill if you did it every second year. I agree that it would be overkill if it was held annually but if it was done similar to the golf version, it would stand out.

Take a look at the Continental Cup of Curling. That's the World Curling Federation's version of the Ryder Cup, done annually, and almost no one cares about it until it's on.

Britain & Ireland vs. Rest of the World would definitely work, hold it every other year in alternate venues. The atmosphere in Scotland and Germany would be fantastic, and as a non-ranking/non-monetary event would enable players to have more fun for me.

The Laver Cup tennis has had a good start and produces great games, the format would be essential to its success.